House lawmakers cite tariffs in push for E15 waiver

Midwestern lawmakers of both parties are again pressing the White House to issue an emergency waiver from federal fuel regulations to allow sales of 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) this summer, arguing effects from the administration’s tariffs are another reason to do so as a deadline approaches for retailers to switch fuels they sell. In their April 22 letter to President Donald Trump, 25 House members led by Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) urge “swift action to...